Veil, Lady of Death and Madness. It is said that Veil is the shadow of Peios. As the antithesis of Peios, she represents entropy and death. Veil is humanoid, appearing as a slender maiden or withered hag, with dark skin and seems to almost absorb light. Veil is said to stomp abandoned souls into the walls and pavement of the Wailing Citadel. Her holy symbol is a dark vortex, symbolic of the descent into madness. To worship Veil is to bring an end to haunting souls and maddened individuals.
For a follower of Veil, life is sacred. They value the safe passage of souls and the protection of the youths. It is veilkeepers, those who work in the veilmanors, the houses of the dead, that see to it that the souls of the recently departed have a safe journey on to the Wailing Citadel where the gods may sort them into their final resting place. To some followers of Veil, madness quickly follows; in many cases, this can be argued to be both a blessing and a curse as with her madness also come great gifts and power. One can never truly know if the lunatic is insane, or one of Veil's highest-ranking pious militants.
Veil is importantly a resentful god, one who takes great offense to be mistreated. To spit in the face of Veil is a death sentence in and of itself. The highest among her followers are masters over death. They both circumvent and protect the cycle of life and death and are fearsome to behold. Rarely do high-ranking followers of Veil congregate, instead, they are often on missions on her behalf, often related to stomping out death-defying creatures such as the undead, or those who create too much death in their wake.
To gain the favor of Veil, a follower can consider the following.
- Building or restoring a temple or shrine in her name. Even just paying respects is greatly appreciated by Veil, same is providing coins and overseeing burial rites for those slain during a tragedy.
- Easing someone's death or assisting with funeral arrangements.
- Curing a dangerous affliction or destroying the undead.
- Taking decisive action on impulse.
- Avenging the helpless, especially children. Why protecting the youngest among the people is so important to Veil is not truly known.
History
Her name before ascension was Velluir.